Wednesday, 17 October 2012

Fundraiser

The other day I saw on my Facebook wall a plea from the Island Parrot Sanctuary for any unwanted fleeces people may have lying around. The Sanctuary is located on an isle in Scotland, they have over 60 birds in their care, all rescue birds who have found forever homes there, and they need some help from us this winter. The sanctuary uses fleece to insulate the outdoors aviaries, to wrap the perches up to keep birds' feet warm and to make sleeping boxes.

In view of that I've decided to start a small fundraiser asking my friends who are also parrot owners to donate £1 ($1.50). It is not a lot and almost everyone can afford it. I know the times are tough, and that is why I thought if all of us chipped in we would have enough to get a good roll of fleece fabric for the sanctuary. So if you feel like you can give £1, please click on the widget on the right side of the blog, or follow this link to donate.

UPDATE: I have now ordered 21 meters of yellow fleece, thanks to all my friends who donated and I added the rest. We chose yellow because the owner of the sanctuary likes bright colours and it is a colour of sun and hopefully it will cheer the birds and their carers up. I am not closing the appeal though as they need as much help in winter (and summer too!) as they can get and if the appeal will reach $100 I would love to buy some comfy perches and warm huts for the birds, depending on when we reach the goal, so if you can spare $1/£1 please donate using the link on the right at the top of the page. Thank you!

Fleece Appeal

Please take a minute to read this post about a little fundraiser we are running right now to raise some funds for the Island Parrot Sanctuary to help them get the birds through the cold winter. Thank you